Product Description
-The 485 series train is the first 3-power AC/DC limited express train, and has the feature that it can run in both DC electrified sections, 50 Hz in eastern Japan, and 60 Hz AC electrified sections in western Japan. With the progress of AC electrification from the mid-1950s, the momentum for limited express train operation on the Tohoku, Hokuriku, and Kitakyushu lines increased, and in 1964, with the appearance of the 481 series in the Hokuriku area, the limited express train for both AC and DC was launched. history has begun. In 1968 (1968), the 485 series with 3 power supply systems was born, and since then this series has been manufactured with repeated improvements, eventually becoming a large household of about 1500 cars. There are many variations in the shape depending on the time of manufacture, but the bonnet style front car (Kuha 481 type) that took the world by storm is still very popular as a limited express train representing JNR.
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Item Size/Weight : 19.2 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm / 83g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 4550-9
- JAN code
- 4949727519036
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.